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Southern Junior Cup format consists of 18 holes of match play with Four-Ball, Foursomes and singles match play sessions. Each match is worth a point, with a half point to each side for a tie. Each state competes against the other three states in an equal number of matches. Four-Ball and Foursomes partners consists of one male and one female sides, while individual matches pits male vs. male and female vs. female.

This invitation-only event is comprised of a select group of six female juniors and six male junior players selected by each state golf association.

Alabama is set to host the eighth Southern Cup in 2019.

NOTEBOOK

• Sam Murphy on Sunday became the second Decatur golfer in as many years to win the Alabama Golf Association’s State Match Play Championship at Burningtree Country Club.

Murphy beat Harlan Winn of Birmingham with a par on No. 13 to win championship by six holes with five left to play.

Decatur’s Matt Gourgeot won the 2017 championship at Wynlakes.

This year, Sheldon Statkewicz shot 6-under 136 in the two qualifying rounds to earn medalist honors. The tournament started Thursday with 46 entries playing 18 holes and 18 more holes on Friday. The top 16 were seeded for match play.

Owen Burt of Millbrook shot a 4-over 146 (75/71) to finish tied for 10th in qualifying.

• The LPGA’s Symetra Tour is coming to Capitol Hill on Sept. 21-23, and organizers are seeking volunteers to help with the Guardian Championship. Contact Selina Maddox, volunteer coordinator, at 205-907-1691, or email her at selina@globalgolfmanagement.com.

DOGFIGHTS

• The women’s city dogfight scheduled for last Thursday at Cottonwood did not have enough players due to threat of inclement weather. Play this Thursday will be at The Pines in Millbrook.

• The team of Jim Smith, Henry Zeigler, Mike O’Connor and Ronald Martin combined for a plus-18 to win the Montgomery Golf Association dogfight at The Pines in Millbrook last Thursday; 45 played.

There was a two-way tied for second place. The foursome of Ben Johnson, Herb Huner, Tom Wible and Neal Manning combined for a plus-14, as did the team of Wayne Baggett, Herb Waddle, Billy McPherson and Henry Noell.

Most over points was Sam Cheatum at plus-13.

MGA also played Monday at Troy Country Club. The next dogfights will be Aug. 16, at Arrowhead; Aug. 20 at Capitol Hill in Prattville; Aug. 27 at Wynlakes; and Aug. 30 at Aroostook.

• The Central Alabama Golf Association (CAGA) had 80 players for its tournament at Stillwaters in Dadeville on July 31 despite the threat of rain. The blind-draw system was used to determine winners for this event, but several members separated themselves from the pack early, including Mike O’Connor with his hole-in-one on No. 14.

Sharing second-tier honors were Mike Hudson and Bill Scott with eagles on No. 13 and Ron Griffith with an eagle on No. 17.

Scoring for this event used the random draw system, with first place going to the team of Neal Manning, Dale Olszewski, Frank Humphrey and Lane Mann at plus-40. Second place at plus-34 went to the team of Tom Tilmany, John Waller, Butch Gantt and Harry Otto. One point back at plus-33 was the team of Steve Schmitt, Bill Kezer, John Bricken and Ron Griffith. There was a three-way tie for most over at plus-18 between Griffith, O’Connor and Henry Noell.

CAGA also played Monday at Prattville Country Club and plays Thursday at Lagoon.

Visit www.CAGAGolf.com, or contact the CAGA administrator at caga.dogfight@gmail.com for additional information.

CALENDAR

The U.S. Kids Golf Montgomery 2018 Fall Local Tour tees off Aug. 25 at Lagoon. Here is the schedule: